Lisa Scottoline Quotes - Page 2

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• I was a lawyer and I loved it, but my Francesca was born, and a divorce followed way too soon after.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Divorce, Way, Lawyer

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• But the fact is, I'm not work-identified. I'm not a lawyer or a writer. I'm a mom, and I'm a woman, and that's the kind of people I want to see in books in the starring role.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Mom, Book, People

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• Any middle-aged woman knows that our feet are not for the faint of heart, especially in midwinter. I wear clogs, so it's actually like my feet are wooden now.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Heart, Feet, Midwinter

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• If it weren't for book tours, I would never leave my house.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Book, House, Ifs

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• I still think I'm writing Nancy Drew with a mortgage.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Writing, Thinking, Mortgage

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• Nobody was ever replaced in life, no hole completely filled or loss totally healed. You didn't need a medical degree to know that the human body really wasn't stronger in the broken places. Like any bone, the cracks would always show if you looked hard enough.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Loss, Healed You, Broken

  Lisa Scottoline (2012). “Come Home: A Novel”, p.32, St. Martin's Press

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• It's the Snickers bars. Snickers equal romance.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Romance, Bars, Snickers

  Lisa Scottoline (2010). “Look Again”, p.373, Macmillan

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• My animals are a really important part of my life.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Animal, Important

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• Alafair Burke's first standalone is a must read! You'll lose yourself in this riveting story of Alice Humphrey, a woman whose nightmare begins when she goes to work at her new gallery job, only to find everything gone—and a murdered man on the floor. You can't guess the plot twists that follow, as Alice's whole word turns upside down and she has to question everyone and everything she thought was real. And the ending is a shocker you'll never see coming.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Jobs, Real, Men

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• everything associated with weddings cost the same - a fortune.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Cost, Fortune

  Lisa Scottoline (2013). “Accused: A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel”, p.276, Macmillan

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• And when I look at my mother, I reflect on her strength and endurance. She's cranky sometimes, but she is lovable and loving. I'd be happy to be there at 86.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Mother, Endurance, Looks

  "Like Mother Like Daughter: PW Talks with Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Scottoline Serritella". Interview with Linda M. Castellitto, www.publishersweekly.com. October 11, 2010.

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• Even people who counted their blessings never counted them in the morning. For one thing, there wasn't time.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Morning, Blessing, People

  Lisa Scottoline (2010). “Look Again”, p.8, Pan Macmillan

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• Likewise, I would never be so rude as to not interrupt a friend. How else would she know I was listening?

  Lisa Scottoline

  Rude, Listening, Knows

  Lisa Scottoline, Francesca Serritella (2015). “Truly Funny Stories Vol. 1: Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog and My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space”, p.96, St. Martin's Press

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• You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Writing, Character, Philadelphia

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• Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Editors, Skills, Truth Is

  "Like Mother Like Daughter: PW Talks with Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Scottoline Serritella". Interview with Linda M. Castellitto, www.publishersweekly.com. October 11, 2010.

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• I love my job, and I love books. I read anything, including cereal boxes. I care deeply about what people think of my books, and I memorize my reviews. I love to hear from my readers.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Jobs, Book, Thinking

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